Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 214 - 105 Grandmaster, I will definitely magnify and glorify our Sect!_6

Chapter 214: Chapter 105 Grandmaster, I will definitely magnify and glorify our Sect!_6

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhengxin quickly followed up on Qiao Yu’s words and said, "Whenever you want to come, you’re always welcome. Here’s my personal phone number, and my WeChat is the same. My office is at Qiuzhai on Xiqiu Road. It doesn’t matter if your information isn’t in the system, just send me a WeChat message before you come, let me know which entrance you’ll use, and I’ll arrange someone to meet you."

"Alright, it’s settled then, Grandmaster! I’ll add you on WeChat once I hang up! Really, you might not know, but I didn’t have a father growing up, much less a grandfather! There’s a saying that a teacher for a day is a father for life. Now Director Tian is like my father, and you’re like my grandfather; it’s all come together!

I’m really grateful to you and Director Tian for providing such a good learning environment. I am determined to work twice as hard in the future to bring honor to our sect! I promise I won’t let you or Director Tian down! No matter where I go in the future, Director Tian is always my teacher, and you’re always my Grandmaster!"

Hmm, just now Lan Jie also mentioned that Qiao Yu grew up in a single-parent family... lacking fatherly love from a young age...

It’s just that this child rattled off those words quickly, what was he about to say?

Never mind, it’s not important. He did say he would come visit me, I’ll talk to him when we meet.

So, speaking with a gentler tone, he said: "Alright, studying mathematics requires energy and spirit! I’ll be at Huaqing University waiting for you, come over when you have time."

"Don’t worry, Grandmaster, tomorrow I still have to attend Professor Robert’s lecture, and in the afternoon and evening Mr. Tian has given me a lot of reading tasks. So, once Professor Robert leaves, how about I come to Huaqing to see you?"

"Alright, it’s a deal!"

"By the way, Grandmaster, the reading list Mr. Tian gave me is substantial! Especially the required reading for the first phase. Once you add me on WeChat, could you help me check which books are unnecessary to read and help me eliminate them?"

"Go ahead and send me the reading list first. However, since your foundation is still unstable, you should still read the necessary books. You just said you would work twice as hard and bring honor to our sect, and now you’re saying the reading tasks your teacher assigned are too much?"

"No, Grandmaster, I don’t mean to slack off, I actually want to save some time to read more papers!"

"Reading papers is important, but the foundation is even more crucial! Moreover, you have to be selective when reading papers, and choose good, high-quality ones. Alright, it’s hard to explain in such a short time, add me on WeChat and send me the book list your teacher selected for you, and we’ll discuss it."

"Okay, Grandmaster! You must take care of your health!"

"Okay, okay, we’ll talk on WeChat."

"Yes, Grandmaster, you hang up first, Mr. Tian has emphasized to me many times to respect my teachers, and I wouldn’t dare hang up on you first, otherwise, if Mr. Tian finds out, he’d definitely scold me."

"You child... alright, I’ll hang up first."

...

Across at Yanbei University, Research Center.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu let out a long breath, then hearing the same from beside him.

Qiao Yu turned his head, looking curiously at Xue Song, and asked, "Mr. Xue, why are you so nervous?"

Xue Song said expressionlessly, "I was afraid you might slip up!"

Qiao Yu said surprised, "Slip up? About what? I’m only fifteen, could Grandmaster be angry at a grandson generation like me? Besides, I didn’t say anything untrue!"

"No, can you stop calling him Grandmaster?" Xue Song said helplessly, as some of the things he knew made Qiao Yu’s title feel odd.

But speaking of it, actually, for Qiao Yu’s age to call Mr. Yuan across as grandfather, there’s really nothing wrong, and it unwittingly raises his own academic status domestically, considering many of Mr. Yuan’s grandson-generation students have already taken on teaching or research positions.

"He is my Grandmaster after all? I didn’t call wrong..." As he spoke, Qiao Yu skillfully applied for his Grandmaster’s WeChat friend.

Soon the request was approved, and Qiao Yu laid out the reading list given by Director Tian on the table, took a photo, and sent it over.

Xue Song was speechless, silently watching Qiao Yu finish all of this, and couldn’t help but ask, "How do you plan to explain this to your mentor."

"Of course, I’ll tell the truth! Grandmaster contacted me, and after a friendly exchange, Grandmaster affirmed the reference list given by my teacher and also reminded me to listen to my teacher, be a good student, read more books, and make more achievements in mathematics in the future!"

"How do you know your Grandmaster will affirm the reference list from your teacher?" Xue Song hadn’t even noticed he’d been influenced by Qiao Yu and stopped addressing Mr. Yuan as Mr. Yuan.

"Isn’t it just those outstanding foundational mathematics books? What can be different about them? The mentor was taught by the Grandmaster, and although they might have some differences in opinion, their academic aesthetic must be largely the same. Just wait and see, Grandmaster might make minor adjustments, but there won’t be any significant changes. So I just have to tell the truth."

No wonder you specifically mentioned this before hanging up...

Sure enough, soon Mr. Yuan replied, and the response was much like Qiao Yu analyzed, fine-tuning two books and emphasizing again the importance of reading these foundational texts...

"See, my Grandmaster told me to listen to the teacher; these books are essential reading, with just two substitutions, and he even said to look at both recommendations to take the best from each. I told you, academic aesthetics run in one lineage, it can’t change much."

Xue Song even began to admire Qiao Yu, thinking that introducing terms like "academic aesthetic" was perhaps a way to have the master and disciple agree to disagree in an alternative approach?

Don’t you say—don’t you say—if Qiao Yu explains it like this to Tian Yanzhen, Academician Tian might not even stop him from going to Huaqing to see Mr. Yuan. Even if there were an objection, Qiao Yu’s legs belong to him...

With this kid appeasing both sides, a future century reconciliation in Huaxia’s mathematics community wouldn’t surprise Xue Song at all.

He even felt that it’s a bit wasteful for Qiao Yu to only study mathematics...

"Alright then, handle your own affairs, but take it easy. I’m leaving." Xue Song planned to leave.

"Yes, you go ahead, I’ll first report this matter to Director Tian."

Xue Song’s legs found themselves unable to step forward...

"Reporting now? Then I’ll listen to see what Academician Tian has to say."

"Huh? I’ve already reported it on WeChat, I’ve already sent screenshots of the feedback from Grandmaster to Director Tian, and who knows when Director Tian will reply. Is it better to make a phone call for this kind of thing?" Qiao Yu, still fiddling with his phone, raised his head to ask seriously.

Xue Song responded blankly, "Maybe... either is fine, Professor Tian likely won’t mind these things."

Sure enough, he was overthinking it... this kid really doesn’t consider the previous generation’s conflicts a big deal at all!

In no time, Qiao Yu held up his phone and said, "See, I told you, Director Tian agreed and especially instructed me to be polite, humble, and sincere. Mr. Xue, you have to testify for me, I didn’t tell a single lie to either side."

Xue Song moved closer to look at Tian Yanzhen’s reply.

"Absolutely! The peach and the plum do not speak, yet the world beats a path to them. When seeking knowledge, maintain courtesy and do not be arrogant."

Goodness, judging by the current situation, this kid indeed was honest with both sides, it’s just a matter of order and he spoke with a little exaggeration...

So before leaving, Xue Song couldn’t help but pat Qiao Yu’s shoulder sincerely and said, "Just focus on your studies in the future, if you don’t make a name for yourself, then something’s wrong with the world!"